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master trust authorisation and supervision regime

Don't limit DC savers' choice, respondents say
Don't limit DC savers' choice, respondents say

Defined contribution (DC) savers should not have their choices limited when it comes to savings plans and retirement decisions, a majority of this week’s 93 Pensions Buzz respondents say.

  • Industry
  • 09 October 2019
Smart Pension and Lewis master trust authorised
Smart Pension and Lewis master trust authorised

Smart Pension and The Lewis Workplace Pension Trust have been authorised by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), taking the total number of approved schemes to 22.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 03 September 2019
Industry backs 'gentle hand' of TPR supervision
Industry backs 'gentle hand' of TPR supervision

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is right to introduce new regulatory initiatives for 1,000 schemes as part of its clearer, quicker and tougher approach, this week's Pensions Buzz respondents said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 May 2019
Link Pension Trustees fined £104,000 over McDonald's scheme failures
Link Pension Trustees fined £104,000 over McDonald's scheme failures

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has handed Link Pension Trustees fines totalling £103,750 for multiple breaches of pensions law in relation to the McDonald's Franchisee Pension Scheme.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 May 2019
Cheviot Trust applies for master trust authorisation
Cheviot Trust applies for master trust authorisation

The Cheviot Trust was one of 30 master trusts that applied for master trust authorisation to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) prior to the window closing on 31 March, PP can reveal.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 04 April 2019
Scottish Widows and Lewis master trusts apply for authorisation as 44 others close
Scottish Widows and Lewis master trusts apply for authorisation as 44 others close

The Scottish Widows Master Trust and the Lewis Workplace Pension Trust have applied for authorisation to continue operating in the master trust market, PP can reveal.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 03 April 2019
Updated: L&G's two master trusts authorised by regulator
Updated: L&G's two master trusts authorised by regulator

Legal & General's (L&G) two master trusts have been authorised, four months after they submitted their applications.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 02 April 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include news that Aon had launched and then abandoned talks with Willis Towers Watson over a potential merger.

  • Industry
  • 08 March 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included a Freedom of Information request revealing more than 100,000 savers could face six-figure tax bills as a result of GMP equalisation.

  • Industry
  • 22 February 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included two more master trusts applying for authorisation as the market continues to reshape under the strengthened regime.

  • Industry
  • 08 February 2019
TPR confirms end to 'serious' admin issues at Now Pensions
TPR confirms end to 'serious' admin issues at Now Pensions

Now Pensions has overhauled its administration system after historic issues caused a failure in collecting and investing around 265,000 members' contributions.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 February 2019
Check if your scheme is a master trust, TPR urges
Check if your scheme is a master trust, TPR urges

Schemes risk breaking the law and being forced to wind up as The Pensions Regulator (TPR) warns some may be master trusts but do not know so.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 13 December 2018
Here's to a happy (but quieter) New Year
Here's to a happy (but quieter) New Year

As a hectic 2018 draws to an end, Jonathan Stapleton wishes readers a quieter 2019.

  • Industry
  • 13 December 2018
LifeSight first to apply for master trust authorisation
LifeSight first to apply for master trust authorisation

Willis Towers Watson's master trust LifeSight has become the first to apply for authorisation under The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) new regime.

  • Industry
  • 09 November 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included the High Court ruling that guaranteed minimum pensions must be equalised, and Ford offering partial defined benefit transfers to members.

  • Industry
  • 26 October 2018
TPR drafts in FCA and PRA staff for help on master trust authorisation
TPR drafts in FCA and PRA staff for help on master trust authorisation

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has seconded staff from other national watchdogs as it rolls out the master trust authorisation and supervision regime, Lesley Titcomb has revealed.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 October 2018
30 master trusts leaving market as TPR's authorisation regime comes into force
30 master trusts leaving market as TPR's authorisation regime comes into force

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has confirmed that 30 master trusts have or will exit the market, leaving 58 which will either need to apply for authorisation or exit in the coming months.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 September 2018
No more than 10 master trusts needed, says industry
No more than 10 master trusts needed, says industry

Just under half of respondents to this week's Pensions Buzz argued the master trust market would operate more efficiently if there were fewer participants, without damaging competition.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 September 2018
Guy Opperman: Master trusts are fuelling the pensions saving revolution
Guy Opperman: Master trusts are fuelling the pensions saving revolution

Pensions minister Guy Opperman says the new master trust regulations are vital to protect the pensions saving revolution of auto-enrolment.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 September 2018
TPR: Quarter of master trusts confirmed to quit market so far
TPR: Quarter of master trusts confirmed to quit market so far

At least 24 master trusts will close shop as the authorisation regime comes into force, representing a quarter of the market, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has confirmed.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 September 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included a landmark ruling by The Pensions Ombudsman that a local policy authority scheme should pay benefits in full to a scam victim after it failed to provide adequate anti-scam literature to the member.

  • Industry
  • 10 August 2018
TPR warns schemes could unwittingly become master trusts
TPR warns schemes could unwittingly become master trusts

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned schemes that making future changes to benefits or structures could cause them to become subject to its master trust regime.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 August 2018
TPR 'notified' of six additional master trusts it will need to authorise
TPR 'notified' of six additional master trusts it will need to authorise

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said it was unaware of six schemes that meet the legal definition of 'master trust' ahead of the start of the authorisation regime.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 August 2018
TPR appoints five to Determinations Panel ahead of authorisation regime
TPR appoints five to Determinations Panel ahead of authorisation regime

The Pension Regulator's (TPR) Determinations Panel has appointed five members as it prepares to rule on master trust authorisation applications

  • Appointments
  • 03 August 2018
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